Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 26
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,043 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 1,195▲ 10 vs year ago 1,033 · +1.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 171▼ 197 vs year ago 373 · −52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 11▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder steers were down 6.00 to 12.00 with instances of 600 - 700 lbs steers up 2.00 to 4.00, heifers/bulls down 10.00 to 25.00. Slaughter cows including breaker/boner cows up 3.00 to 5.00, lean cows steady to 1.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.65/cwt on 486 head.
Average price
$214.65
486 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$9
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$22.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536216.591,161440
Medium and Large 2-3494196.4097038
Small and Medium 1-2593194.371,1528thin
One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale486 hd
214.65
—
TN average11 barns · 3,007 hd
212.38
+2.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,753125.162,1938thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,336105.101,40449
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,161102.791,19344
CowsLean 85-90%Low98586.5685227

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,1253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,0333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7855
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$8252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$7882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2001thin

Every lot

115 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270265.67/cwt260.00–270.007175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302300.00/cwt300.00–300.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325244.96/cwt230.00–260.0079610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325229.38/cwt220.00–240.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364254.47/cwt245.00–260.009269
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370214.86/cwt205.00–235.007953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420221.06/cwt220.00–223.009283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423261.91/cwt240.00–270.001,10814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469248.01/cwt230.00–260.001,16331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510247.50/cwt230.00–255.001,26215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542252.72/cwt250.00–260.001,3709
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563234.65/cwt220.00–245.001,3215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581229.64/cwt220.00–240.001,33415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy583245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630212.50/cwt210.00–215.001,3392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632226.19/cwt220.00–239.001,43027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,56514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682229.05/cwt222.00–235.001,5627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682212.02/cwt210.00–214.001,4464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710219.21/cwt218.00–225.001,5566
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3742200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782207.64/cwt205.00–209.001,6243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813212.07/cwt205.00–218.251,72483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3818180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,47212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy870205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218229.62/cwt220.00–250.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276234.14/cwt210.00–255.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290226.31/cwt222.50–230.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328216.60/cwt210.00–220.007106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336248.84/cwt239.00–252.5083612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363245.20/cwt240.00–248.0089030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373230.24/cwt220.00–237.0085911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410218.00/cwt218.00–218.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430230.25/cwt230.00–233.0099015
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441226.41/cwt220.00–230.0099832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465230.37/cwt225.00–235.001,07115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472216.69/cwt210.00–221.001,02342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477212.44/cwt210.00–216.001,0136
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2480204.00/cwt204.00–204.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512201.22/cwt200.00–202.001,0305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521211.17/cwt205.00–219.001,10040
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2523208.96/cwt208.00–210.001,0932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566211.77/cwt208.00–215.001,19936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570198.84/cwt190.00–205.001,13318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575176.44/cwt173.00–180.001,01510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615218.25/cwt210.00–220.001,342118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621198.39/cwt190.00–205.001,23217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636186.97/cwt185.00–190.001,1894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667180.89/cwt170.00–185.001,20711
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2680182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3182
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2708172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725174.98/cwt170.00–180.001,26910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775186.43/cwt185.00–190.001,4455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy890167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2988166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,290136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273220.00/cwt220.00–220.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364266.84/cwt250.00–275.0097123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380229.61/cwt220.00–240.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425239.47/cwt220.00–250.001,01816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433204.47/cwt200.00–209.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457209.58/cwt205.00–213.009585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468233.67/cwt220.00–245.001,09424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523207.79/cwt200.00–210.001,08711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526226.07/cwt220.00–230.001,18914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562223.92/cwt220.00–230.001,25819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581211.21/cwt205.00–216.001,2278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614207.71/cwt205.00–215.001,27511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616196.18/cwt190.00–200.001,2084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667184.94/cwt180.00–190.001,2347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768180.98/cwt180.00–182.001,3902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2898150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,015120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,395118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6462
Bulls——1,870126.45/cwt125.00–130.002,3655
Bulls——1,880133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98375.04/cwt74.00–77.007383
Cows—Lean 85-90%98588.00/cwt82.00–95.0086724
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,075135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145105.37/cwt105.00–106.001,2063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16299.12/cwt93.00–104.001,15231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24791.81/cwt89.00–95.001,1455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26699.18/cwt96.00–100.001,2565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,336105.15/cwt101.00–110.001,40540
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,183.33/head1,050.00–1,400.001,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,033.33/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—912.50/head850.00–975.009132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—762.50/head725.00–800.007632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/head700.00–950.008252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—787.50/head700.00–875.007882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.